All creative people occasionally get days when inspiration is lacking. Often it's when you've been working on a project for a long period of time and it just starts to seem a bit stale. This happened to me a couple of weeks ago and I decided to take a break and do something completely different.

I made some random splashes of ink on lots of sheets of paper and waited for them to dry. Then I looked at the splodges to see if I could find any inspiration in them! As I looked at the seemingly random blobs, figures and animals started to loom out of the page - and here are some of the results!


A charming duck!

A glamorous, slightly 1920s looking woman

Woman with fur hat and suitcase walking

A ram

This would be a great activity to try if you want to do something quick and sketchy and to shake things up a bit. It would also be a good activity to do with children or with adults who are new to drawing/lack confidence.



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I'm pleased to announce that the children's guide book I have been working on for Bolton Castle in North Yorkshire is now finished and on sale at Bolton Castle!

Bolton Castle already has a good range of children's activities and trails on offer, but wanted to develop these further and offer a children's 'Guide Book' full of facts and puzzles for younger visitors to complete as they explore the Castle and then take home with them at the end of the day.

The Children's Guide is a 16 page book with fun facts, questions and puzzles relating to different areas of the Castle. It is colourful and fully illustrated throughout.

The book introduces Charlie the Chough who is your guide around the Castle. Charlie is inspired by the Chough on the Bolton Castle Coat of Arms.







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This is an illustration I recently completed for an article in Wiltshire Life Magazine. The article tells the story of the 'Malefactors of Gore Cross' (a group of highwaymen) and how they were apprehended.

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I've just finished a really fun project working with the very nice people at White Fox on this map for a family trail around the Drift Park in Rhyl.

The map needed to be fun but also functional, as families visiting the Drift Park will use it to find the different things to spot along the trail, and to navigate their way around the Drift Park itself.

The Leaflet is Copyright Denbighshire County Council 2011 and reproduced with their kind permission.

CLICK HERE TO SEE A NICE BIG VERSION OF THE MAP ILLUSTRATION IN A NEW WINDOW


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I exhibited at the Museums & Heritage Show earlier this month and it was a fantastic event. It was lovely to meet so many great contacts and to see people's reactions to my artwork. I hope to be involved in some exciting new projects very soon!

A big thank you to my Dad who helped me out and kept me company over the two days!

My exhibition graphics were printed by G&L Services in Sheffield, a fantastic local company and brilliant quality printing - www.glsdigital.co.uk

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